THE WORD “HUBRIS” HAS COME UP frequently since Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine. The most straightforward and obvious application is to the architects of the unprovoked, unjust, and so far spectacularly unsuccessful aggression that has failed to subjugate Ukraine at the cost of some 600,

Three years after launching his “special military operation” in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin faces a looming choice. In public, he exudes optimism. He has pulled his country back from the abyss and,

Boris Johnson called Vladimir Putin a "f**king idiot" during a TV interview and said the Russian leader needs to understand his country's empire is "over".

World War I had a catastrophic impact on Russia, forcing its withdrawal before the conflict ended, resulting in significant territorial losses, including what is now Ukraine, Moldova, Poland, Finland,

Boris Johnson has called Vladimir Putin a “f------ idiot” and told the Russian leader: “No more empire.” The former prime minister made the comments as he declared that Ukraine and other Eastern European countries would never rejoin the “Russian imperium”.

The Russian Empire, also known as Imperial Russia, extended across Eurasia from 1721 (succeeding the Tsardom of Russia) until the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. Ruled by tsars who had ultimate authority,

Empires are costly and inefficient, and imperialism is costly and counterproductive, with both combining to generate the very forces that eventually bring about imperial downfall.

In January 1919, two disparate Ukrainian states – the Ukrainian People’s Republic and the West Ukrainian People’s Republic – merged into one.

On January 22, 1973, the landmark judgment on the Roe v Wade case was passed by the United States Supreme Court. The judgment decriminalised abortion in the country and recognised right to privacy as

The survival of Estonia, Europe and the broader Western world hinges on resisting the dangerous allure of appeasement in the face of authoritarian aggression. As Russia deepens alliances with states like Iran and North Korea while benefiting from China's economic support,

How and why Russia ceded its control over Alaska to the United States 150 years ago is actually two tales and two intertwining histories.